Lebanon enters talks with Israel however with no playing cards to play

Since coming to energy, President Aoun has defended a coverage he calls the “state monopoly on arms”. As a part of the ceasefire deal in 2024, Hezbollah had agreed to take away its fighters and weapons from southern Lebanon which, for many years, had successfully been beneath the group’s management. Hezbollah additionally holds sway over Beirut’s southern suburbs, generally known as Dahieh, and the japanese Bekaa Valley, the place a part of its arsenal is situated, however Naim Qassem, its secretary-general, has rejected discussing a full, nationwide disarmament.